Canada made it a habit to drive investors away
High taxes, industrial carbon costs, and regulatory roadblocks have created an unprecedented capital recession
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Canada still trades like 13 separate countries
The premiers are celebrating a modest splash of progress on alcohol, but let’s be honest: they’re leaving the massive provincial dam standing firmly in place, keeping a truly free national market locked out
The next oil shock could hit even harder
Oil reserves have plummeted to historic lows following recent Middle East supply shocks, leaving global crude markets dangerously exposed to new crises
Iran may have won the battle over Hormuz but lost the war
The unintended consequence of Iran’s threat to the Strait of Hormuz may be the permanent erosion of its greatest strategic advantage
Canada can’t build prosperity on political promises
Governments can announce projects all they want. But without more workers and faster project approvals, economic growth is a pipe dream
Canada self-destructive war on success
By treating our best and brightest as liabilities, we are actively guaranteeing our own economic decline
Canada can’t trade its way back to prosperity
No trading partner can reverse years of weak productivity
Ottawa’s AI strategy is a cynical bait-and-switch
The benefits of artificial intelligence are front and centre. The risks barely make the brochure
Releasing crown land can help solve Canada’s housing crisis
A modern Homestead Act will rescue the middle class by turning Canada’s vast, empty geography into affordable communities
The Iran war may end, but rebuilding Gulf energy will take years
Markets are focused on when the war ends. They should be paying closer attention to what comes next
Canada’s economy is shrinking
Trump’s tariffs didn’t cause Canada’s economic decline. They exposed problems that have been dragging the economy down for years
Geopolitical reality has ended the rush to renewables
The world is turning back to reliable fossil fuels, fueling massive growth for Canadian crude
Forget high gas prices. It’s oil shortages that are going to break us
Closing the Strait of Hormuz has ripped a permanent hole in the global supply chain
